• Sigur Rós to Stream 1999 'Agaetis Byrjun' Release Show at Icelandic Opera House

    In commemoration of the 16th anniversary of 'ágætis byrjun,' Sigur Rós will live stream rare concert footage from the exact day they released their 1999 sophomore album. On June 12, 1999, Iceland natives headlined the Icelandic Opera House for an 11-song-set. The 92 minute gig will be available to stream on the band's official website at 5 p.m. EST.

  • Prince Royce Releases Details of English Debut, 'Double Vision'

    Prince Royce has already proven that he can dominate the Latin market with hits such as "Darte un Beso" and now he's setting his sights on the English-language industry with 'Double Vision.' The album will be his first English-language record. The album will drop on July 24.

  • Cat Power Playing Singing Gorilla on Adult Swim's 'China, IL' [WATCH]

    The season finale of Adult Swim's China, IL will be both hilarious and depressing, if we're supposed to base our advanced judgement on the fact that Cat Power will guest star as a singing gorilla on June 14. The intelligent ape will sing the original song "I'm Starting To Lose Hope Again."

  • War on Drugs Jumps to Major Label, Atlantic, After 'Lost in The Dream' Success

    The War on Drugs has indie rock fans everywhere bristling after Adam Granduciel announced the group would be heading to Atlantic Records for a two-album contract. The band had released its three previous album's, including 2014's acclaimed 'Lost In The Dream,' on independent label Secretly Canadien. Should fans be worried that the expectations of big music will crush the quality of War's output?

  • Hillary Clinton 2016: Who's Choosing Presidential Hopeful's Music?

    Hillary Clinton spent more than $46 million on her campaign in pursuit of the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, so you can only imagine how much gets spent on every facet of the political trail, including music. Billboard published an interesting story today looking at Marmoset Music, a Portland-based music supervision agency that has been providing the former Secretary of State with tunes for her advertising purposes.

  • Wiz Khalifa Inches Toward History, Fetty Wap Tops Streams on Hot 100

    "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth spends a second week atop the Hot 100 during its second reign at the peak of popular songs. That makes it eight weeks in total for "Again," joining a rather elite clientele among hip-hop songs to top the list for that long (it's going to have to find five more weeks at no. 1 to grab the record however, a tie between Eminem's "Lose Yourself" and the Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow"). Most of the Hot 100 love comes from the song's dominance on the radio airplay charts, where it received 171 million spins.

  • I The Mighty and 'Connector' Beg For Grander Prog-Rock Sound

    Society always celebrates the records that top the Billboard 200 album chart. Back of The Billboards is a Music Times weekly segment that looks at the opposite end: the new record that finished closest to the back of the Billboard 200 for the previous week. We hope to give a fighting chance to the bands you haven't heard of. This week we look at 'Connector,' the second album from alt-rockers I The Mighty.
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